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Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is my sequencer with a bunch of plugins from WAVES and UAD.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Dirty South has said Logic is his sequencer, with Waves and UAD plugins, an Apogee Symphony I/O and a Mac Pro at the heart of his studio. He has said he monitors on Focal SM11 and Genelec 8020 speakers, and that he DJs on Pioneer CDJ-2000s, a DJM-800 and Sennheiser HD-25 headphones.
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Waves
Waves pluginsSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Apogee
Apogee ONE“It's great for when I'm on tour. It has a little microphone built in and it's of very good quality.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Apple
Mac ProSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is my sequencer with a bunch of plugins from WAVES and UAD.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
Has said they use
Waves
Waves pluginsSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
Apogee
Symphony I/O (16x16)
Has said they use
Apogee
Symphony I/O (16x16)“In the studio, the Mac Pro together with the Symphony I/O is the heart of the setup.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Has said they use
Apple
Mac ProSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Focal
SM11 studio monitors
Has said they use
Focal
SM11 studio monitors“I use Focal SM11 for main monitoring and little Genelec 8020s for reference.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Genelec
8020 studio monitors
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Genelec
8020 studio monitorsSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Yamaha
NS10 studio monitors
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Yamaha
NS10 studio monitors“I just got myself a pair of second-hand Yamaha NS10s for that classic "crap" sound reference.”
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Dangerous Music
2-Bus summing
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Dangerous Music
2-Bus summing“For summing, I use all Symphony I/O outputs that go into a Dangerous 2-Bus summing box.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Tube-Tech
SMC2B multiband compressor
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Tube-Tech
SMC2B multiband compressorSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Tour bag
Has said they use
Apogee
Apogee ONE“It's great for when I'm on tour. It has a little microphone built in and it's of very good quality.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Recording
Neumann
U87 microphone
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Neumann
U87 microphone“For recording vocals, I use a Neumann U87 microphone going into the Avalon 737 and then into a LA-2A compressor.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Avalon Design
VT-737sp preamp
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Avalon Design
VT-737sp preampSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Universal Audio
LA-2A compressor
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Universal Audio
LA-2A compressorSaid in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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DJ booth
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000“In the club my setup is quite simple: 3-4 Pioneer CDJ 2000's with a Pioneer DJM 800 mixer.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-800Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
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Sennheiser
HD 25“My headphones are Sennheiser HD-25.”
Said in Apogee Electronics: Dirty South, Building an LA Dream Studio with Symphony I/O, October 2011
Questions
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What DAW does Dirty South use?
Dirty South has said Logic is his sequencer, running a bunch of plugins from Waves and UAD, in both his Melbourne and Los Angeles studios.
What plugins does Dirty South use?
Dirty South has said he works with a bunch of soft synths and plugins, naming Waves and UAD.
What studio monitors does Dirty South use?
Dirty South has said he relies on Focal SM11 speakers for main monitoring, small Genelec 8020s for reference and a second-hand pair of Yamaha NS10s for a classic reference sound.
What audio interface does Dirty South use?
Dirty South has said an Apogee Symphony I/O with 16 inputs and 16 outputs is the heart of his Los Angeles studio, and that he takes the small Apogee ONE on tour.
What headphones does Dirty South use?
Dirty South has said his headphones are Sennheiser HD-25s.
What DJ gear does Dirty South use?
Dirty South has said his club setup is three or four Pioneer CDJ-2000s with a Pioneer DJM-800 mixer, playing music from SD cards.
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Dirty South is Dragan Roganovic, the Serbian-born, Melbourne-raised DJ and producer known for progressive house. This guide covers the studio and club setup he described to Apogee while building his Los Angeles studio.
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